Guided meditations help take some of the stress out of regular meditation, as they show listeners the way. So, if you find it challenging to sit quietly with your thoughts, but you’ve been hoping to ...

A new study provides solid evidence that meditation is as effective as daily medication for those suffering from anxiety disorders. And meditation comes without the risk of side effects. There are ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center pitted mindfulness meditation against a common antidepressant in a clinical trial targeting patients with anxiety ...

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The first study ever to directly compare medication to meditation for anxiety finds the two methods work equally well at reducing symptoms. The finding, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA ...

Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of ...

Lavendaire guides meditation practices to ease anxiety and quiet stress. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' devices in tour ...

Feeling stressed and anxious but struggling to find time for a full meditation session in your busy day? Take a mini pause, ...

The catch? It could require a big time commitment, which may not work for everyone. With that in mind, we talked with a psychiatrist to understand the benefits and limitations of mindfulness ...

Chare’A Smith sat down for her first meditation session as an eight year old in elementary school. But she didn’t realize just how much she’d need the practice until she was diagnosed with depression ...

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is as effective at reducing anxiety as the antidepressant escitalopram, a first-line pharmaceutical treatment, new research shows. "I would encourage ...

The most common mental illness in the U.S., severe anxiety is something that affects at least 18% of the population. Anxiety can surface out of nowhere and turn any moment into a bad experience. When ...